Documentary/Biopic Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

[BatLobster]

I think the "narrative" that really convinced me that it might really win both Picture/Director at the Oscars is how endearing Chris and Emma's partnership is. They're both always so buttoned up and professional (and British, lol)...was really sweet to see them both get to acknowledge each other on stage and actually see the genuine the love between them. It's a partnership/power couple that will go down in film history, hands down.

Whether or not it ultimately repeats this at the Oscars, who knows, but it certainly seems like the movie to beat right now.

 

[Drizzle]

It's definitely got Best Director and Best Score locked up. No one is touching Nolan and Goransson. Best Picture isn't quite as much of a 100% lock but personally I think it's got it in the bag. It'll probably take Best Sound as well for obvious reasons.

It's too early to tell but Murphy and RDJ could very well win their Oscars for this. Blunt will most likely get a Supporting Actress nod but I can't see her beating Da'Vine Joy Randolph.

I think the toughest battle Oppenheimer will end up having is in the Adapted Screenplay category against Barbie and Poor Things.

 

[BatLobster]

I think the toughest battle Oppenheimer will end up having is in the Adapted Screenplay category against Barbie and Poor Things.

Maybe Killers of the Flower Moon too? It's a pretty stacked category. I would love to see it win, but I'm more or less accepting that it will go to someone else to spread the love a little. I think Barbie has a tougher battle now that it's been moved to Adapted with some heavy hitters, but there could be a desire to make sure Barbie gets at a major, non-technical award, especially if Oppenheimer is looking strong on all fronts.

 

[Drizzle]

Maybe Killers of the Flower Moon too? It's a pretty stacked category. I would love to see it win, but I'm more or less accepting that it will go to someone else to spread the love a little. I think Barbie has a tougher battle now that it's been moved to Adapted with some heavy hitters, but there could be a desire to make sure Barbie gets at a major, non-technical award, especially if Oppenheimer is looking strong on all fronts.

I'd say the other three have better chances than KOTFM in the category but that's also a heavy hitter. I'm also thinking they could very well give Barbie Best Adapted Screenplay as a consolation prize for not getting Best Picture or Best Director. Besides that, IMO I feel like Barbie deserves the award just simply for being the most quotable movie to come out of Hollywood in a long time in addition to the sharp social commentary.

 

[BatLobster]

Also...just occurred to me that first Robert Pattinson helps incept the idea of Oppenheimer as his next project, then Ben Affleck awards him his first Golden Globe.

The Batmen taking good care of Chris.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Blade Hoarder]

Congrats to Nolan and the Oppenheimer fam for their deserved W’s. uppydogeyes: At the Heath mention tho.

Here’s to Nolan winning the big one in March.

 

[Gothamsknight]

This was such a satisfying moment as a life long chris nolan fan. I almost started cheering when i found out he won best director. and now Nolan is coming for that oscar!

 

[BatLobster]

This was such a satisfying moment as a life long chris nolan fan. I almost started cheering when i found out he won best director. and now Nolan is coming for that oscar!

I spontaneously let out a loud clap and my wife was like "alright calm down over there" .

But yeah, after all these years it just felt great to see it as a such a long time fan. Even just the ride of this movie alone has been insane, looking through the early pages of this thread. From the initial announcement of the project and our excitement, to the news of Nolan moving to Universal, Cillian's casting, the endless lineup of stars that kept getting added to the cast and the hype building, the incredible trailers, the Barbenheimer phenomenon, the initial glowing reviews, the insane box office run followed by strong physical media sales, and now here we are in awards season with it already doing very well. The only negatives I can think of are some of the annoying "Nolan is going to glorify the bomb" takes, which were quickly drowned out. But other than that it's been an incredibly positive ride all the way through, and we got a movie that was well worth all the hype and high expectations we had.

It's crazy that WB really lost Nolan on the film that will probably get him his Oscar and Best Picture. I can't see how he parts with Universal now.

 

[BatLobster]

Jeeeeezus the goosebumps. Universal is going hard in the paint for those Oscars and that $1 billion.

 

[Boom]

Murphy's publicists have him everywhere.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Jeeeeezus the goosebumps. Universal is going hard in the paint for those Oscars and that $1 billion.

With all the profit this movie has made for the studio, Universal can throw a huge budget at the awards campaign. Guess we will see how it goes. I don’t have confidence based on Nolan’s history with the Oscars. But this is as good of a chance as any for a Nolan movie to hit big on the awards.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I really need to watch this again. My cinema experience wasn't the movies fault. It's just hard to get a spare 3 hours in life.

 

[Drizzle]

Murphy's publicists have him everywhere.

Seeing him all over the place is working as a huge reminder for me to finally sit down and watch Peaky Blinders.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Jeeeeezus the goosebumps. Universal is going hard in the paint for those Oscars and that $1 billion.

Years ago I once said to myself that the day I walk out of the theater after seeing a christopher Nolan film and not be left with something, whether it be a quick moment, a full scene, or whatever, that sticks in my head for days is the day I know that I either have outgrown Nolans films or he's lost his spark. All these years later, and after seeing Oppenheimer, not only is Nolan still the GOAT director of my generation, and not only does he still have that "spark", he's also about to sweep the oscars and he deserves every single bit of praise and awards he's gotten and will get this year.

 

[BatLobster]

Years ago I once said to myself that the day I walk out of the theater after seeing a christopher Nolan film and not be left with something, whether it be a quick moment, a full scene, or whatever, that sticks in my head for days is the day I know that I either have outgrown Nolans films or he's lost his spark. All these years later, and after seeing Oppenheimer, not only is Nolan still the GOAT director of my generation, and not only does he still have that "spark", he's also about to sweep the oscars and he deserves every single bit of praise and awards he's gotten and will get this year.

Totally. There is no doubt that he's the only filmmaker out there who could've turned a freaking J. Robert Oppenheimer biopic in 2023 into what this has become culturally. I think he's clearly still got a LOT left in the tank creatively, even if this ends up being the apex of his career in terms of critical/awards type of response combined with box office triumph. It's super exciting to think about where he goes from here. He's completely shut down the Bond rumors and supposedly has his next idea in mind already.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Totally. There is no doubt that he's the only filmmaker out there who could've turned a freaking J. Robert Oppenheimer biopic in 2023 into what this has become culturally. I think he's clearly still got a LOT left in the tank creatively, even if this ends up being the apex of his career in terms of critical/awards type of response combined with box office triumph. It's super exciting to think about where he goes from here. He's completely shut down the Bond rumors and supposedly has his next idea in mind already.

I noticed he has a very similar career trajectory as Spielberg in terms of box office and acclaim.

They both broke out into the mainstream with Jaws (1975) and Batman Begins (2005) and finally won (well, *might* in Nolan's case) their Oscar exactly 24 years later Schindler’s List (1993) and Oppenheimer (2023) after being passed over for many years.

Spielberg post-1993 (his Jurassic Park/Schindler's List one-two-punch) went into darker, more experimental territory with his films and built his own studio Dreamworks.

Nolan post-2023 could have just as many surprises.

 

[BatLobster]

I noticed he has a very similar career trajectory as Spielberg in terms of box office and acclaim.

They both broke out into the mainstream with Jaws (1975) and Batman Begins (2005) and finally won (well, *might* in Nolan's case) their Oscar exactly 24 years later Schindler’s List (1993) and Oppenheimer (2023) after being passed over for many years.

Spielberg post-1993 (his Jurassic Park/Schindler's List one-two-punch) went into darker, more experimental territory with his films and built his own studio Dreamworks.

Nolan post-2023 could have just as many surprises.

Speaking of Spielberg, I couldn't help but notice that he looked genuinely happy for Nolan when he won on Sunday. Even though he's a producer on Maestro and it was losing awards to Oppenheimer all night, I think as someone who was in a similar position of being thought of as a "mainstream" filmmaker for a very long time before he finally got his due, had to be happy for his pal having a similar moment in his career.

 

[Boom]

Oppenheimer lands 4 SAG nominations (the most of any theatrical motion picture).

Outstanding Cast
Outstanding Male Actor (Leading)
Outstanding Male Actor (Supporting)
Outstanding Female Actor (Supporting)

And it will almost assuredly get a DGA nomination later today.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Seems wrong to leave out David Krumholtz and Jason Clarke on the Oppenheimer SAG ensemble list. I noticed Color Purple has a million names listed. Oppy had room to list at least a couple more people in there. I would have included Gary Oldman too. Brief appearance, but memorable as President Truman.

 

[Blade Hoarder]

Yeah. This is real proof this movie is touching Oscar gold. Much more so than the globes. SAG and the guild noms seal its fate.

 

[Drizzle]

Seems wrong to leave out David Krumholtz and Jason Clarke on the Oppenheimer SAG ensemble list. I noticed Color Purple has a million names listed. Oppy had room to list at least a couple more people in there. I would have included Gary Oldman too. Brief appearance, but memorable as President Truman.

They have Casey ****ing Affleck on there over Clarke, Oldman and Krumholtz? Hell, even Alden Ehrenreich or the guy who played Einstein should be in there before him.

 

[redfirebird2008]

They have Casey ****ing Affleck on there over Clarke, Oldman and Krumholtz? Hell, even Alden Ehrenreich or the guy who played Einstein should be in there before him.

And Josh Hartnett was surprisingly great too. This movie was absolutely loaded with a million actors kicking ass from scene to scene. It's a shame they did not give as many of them credit as possible in this SAG ensemble deal.

 

[Drizzle]

And Josh Hartnett was surprisingly great too. This movie was absolutely loaded with a million actors kicking ass from scene to scene. It's a shame they did not give as many of them credit as possible in this SAG ensemble deal.

Hartnett is listed in the Cast nomination, surprisingly.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Totally. There is no doubt that he's the only filmmaker out there who could've turned a freaking J. Robert Oppenheimer biopic in 2023 into what this has become culturally. I think he's clearly still got a LOT left in the tank creatively, even if this ends up being the apex of his career in terms of critical/awards type of response combined with box office triumph. It's super exciting to think about where he goes from here. He's completely shut down the Bond rumors and supposedly has his next idea in mind already.

Honestly I'd really really love to see Nolan do horror next. Like an actual full blown ambitious horror film. I know he could bring something unique to the genre.